Okay so—I’m not proud of this, but I’ve eaten at more buffets than I care to count. Like, enough that I’ve developed what I guess you could call… instincts about what to avoid at a buffet.
And I don’t mean the fancy brunch kind of buffet with someone carving prime rib next to a chocolate fountain. I mean the weird, chaotic, everyone’s-on-a-mission kind. Plates stacked too high, kids licking tongs, that kind.
And I’ve made mistakes. I’ve piled sushi next to baked beans next to a slice of something that may or may not have once been cheesecake, and I’ve regretted it deeply. So now I have this mental list—stuff I absolutely don’t mess with anymore. Not because I’m picky (I mean, I am, but not like that), but because I’ve learned. The very, very hard way.
Anyway, here are the seven things I leave alone. Like, every time.
